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ll entrepreneurs who have setup workshops so far
have invested their own money. This is an obstacle
to growth and dissemination of the technology. Establishing
avenues for credit financing of enterprises will
be a major breakthrough required for accelerated
growth in the number of new MCR enterprises. The
most favoured option appears to be leasing of machines
to new entrepreneurs to be followed by loans to
established enterprises. The most crucial aspect
will be creation of mass demand for the Micro Concrete
Roofing products. The avenues currently being explored
are through involvement of big institutions like
cement manufacturers and industry associations.
A strategy which integrates promotion of cement
and cement products is also amenable to a mass media
campaign.
Economics
Economics of MCR tiles are provided in the accompanying Tables.
The MCR roofing system is competitive in price with
respect to other roofing systems, namely corrugated
galvanized iron (CGI). Cement sheets and fired clay
tiles. The cost of the roof mainly depends on local
availability of wood for understructure, cost of
labour and transportation, costs of cladding material.
The relation of the selling price of the cladding
material is:
MCR
: Clay Tiles : Cement Sheet
: CGI Sheet
1 : 1.25 :
3.00 : 3.5
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